Saw Hendrix live twice. First time, just after he quit the Monkees tour, he was unreal. Never saw, or heard, anyone like him. Second time, a year later,, Vanilla Fudge opened for him and blew him off the stage. People were screaming for the Fudge 10 minutes into Hendrix’s set. He was drugged out, couldn’t tune his guitar, was uninspired. Too bad.
Yes, the 26ers, Jimi, Janice, and Jim, were self-destructive as all get out. It was a terrible shame for them to lose their lives to that when they should be elder statesmen of Rock and Roll with grandchildren right now.